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US8359705B2
US8359705B2 US11/954,331 US95433107A US8359705B2 US 8359705 B2 US8359705 B2 US 8359705B2 US 95433107 A US95433107 A US 95433107A US 8359705 B2 US8359705 B2 US 8359705B2
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L5/00—Structural features of suction cleaners
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L5/00—Structural features of suction cleaners
    • A47L5/12—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum
    • A47L5/22—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum with rotary fans
    • A47L5/24—Hand-supported suction cleaners
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L5/00—Structural features of suction cleaners
    • A47L5/12—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum
    • A47L5/22—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum with rotary fans
    • A47L5/36—Suction cleaners with hose between nozzle and casing; Suction cleaners for fixing on staircases; Suction cleaners for carrying on the back

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  • This application relates to surface cleaning apparatuses such as vacuum cleaners, wet/dry vacuum cleaner and carpet extractors that comprise a wheeled base. More specifically, this application relates to cyclonic surface cleaning apparatuses that are mounted to a wheeled base including one or more wheels and a cradle.
  • Such surface cleaning apparatuses include vacuum cleaners, including upright vacuum cleaners, hand-carryable vacuum cleaners, canister type vacuum cleaners, and shop-vac type vacuum cleaners. Some such vacuum cleaners are provided with wheels. For example, typical upright vacuum cleaners are provided with a surface cleaning head that includes wheels mounted to a bottom surface thereof. Upright vacuum cleaner are easy for a consumer to use since the consumer does not have to carry the vacuum cleaner but merely push it over a surface. However, depending on the size of the surface cleaning head, an upright vacuum cleaner may not be useable in smaller or crowded areas. Canister vacuum cleaners have a flexibly hose extending between a surface cleaning head and the canister body, thereby improving mobility of the cleaning head. However, consumers must separately move a canister body, which can add an extra step during the cleaning process.
  • a surface cleaning apparatus preferably a canister or shop-vac style vacuum cleaner
  • a portable cleaning unit preferably a portable cleaning unit and a wheeled base.
  • the cleaning unit is removably mounted to the wheeled base.
  • the wheeled base has wheels mounted outward of the wheeled base, and which are preferably of a larger diameter (e.g., 1-3 inches in diameter, preferably 1.5-2.5 inches in diameter).
  • a surface cleaning apparatus comprising a member having a dirty fluid inlet.
  • a fluid flow path extends from the dirty fluid inlet to a clean air outlet of the surface cleaning apparatus.
  • the surface cleaning apparatus further comprises a wheeled based.
  • a portable cleaning unit is removably mounted on the wheeled base and comprising at least one cyclonic separation stage and a suction motor positioned in the fluid flow path.
  • Embodiments in accordance with this broad aspect may be advantageous because the surface cleaning apparatus may have increased maneuverability. That is, the surface cleaning apparatus may be used as a wheel mounted surface cleaning apparatus when convenient for a user since the user need not carry the surface cleaning apparatus, or as a hand or strap carryable surface cleaning apparatus, such as when a stairs or a smaller or crowded area is to be cleaned, according to the user's preference.
  • the at least one cyclonic separation stage comprises a cyclone chamber having at least one material outlet, a divider plate associated with the material outlet and an associated material collection chamber in flow communication with the material outlet.
  • the material collection chamber is positioned below the material outlet.
  • the divider plate is positioned in the material outlet.
  • the material collection chamber is moveable relative to the cyclone chamber. In a further embodiment the material collection chamber is removable from the at least one cyclone chamber.
  • the material collection chamber has a portion that is openable.
  • the portion that is openable is a bottom wall. Such embodiments may be advantageous because the wheeled base may prevent accidental opening of the material collection chamber.
  • the suction motor is positioned laterally spaced from the at least one cyclonic separation stage. Accordingly, the surface cleaning apparatus may have a relatively wide stance and low centre of mass, and therefore may have increased stability.
  • the cleaning unit has a front end having the dirty fluid inlet and the front end of the cleaning unit is positioned at a front end of the wheeled base and the suction motor is positioned rearward of the at least one cyclonic separation stage.
  • the wheeled base has a length greater then its width.
  • the wheeled base is generally polygonal, and preferably generally triangular in shape. Such embodiments may be advantageous because the surface cleaning apparatus may have both increased maneuverability and increased stability.
  • the wheeled base has at least one front wheel and at least two rear wheels, the rear wheels have a larger diameter then the at least one front wheel and the at least one front wheel is steerable.
  • the larger rear wheels may provide the wheeled base with increased stability
  • the steerable front wheel may provide the wheeled base with increased maneuverability.
  • the front wheels may have a larger diameter or essentially the same diameter as the rear wheels.
  • the wheeled base has at least one front wheel and at least two rear wheels and the rear wheels have a larger diameter then the at least one front wheel.
  • the wheeled base has at least one front wheel and at least two rear wheels and the rear wheels have a smaller diameter then the at least one front wheel.
  • the at least one front wheel is steerable.
  • the wheeled base has rear wheels and the rear wheels are positioned outwardly of an area occupied by the cleaning unit when the cleaning unit is mounted on the wheeled base.
  • the wheeled base has front wheels and the front wheels are positioned outwardly of an area occupied by the cleaning unit when the cleaning unit is mounted on the wheeled base.
  • the wheeled base may have a relatively wide stance, thereby providing greater stability to the surface cleaning apparatus.
  • the surface cleaning apparatus may be relatively close to the ground, and may therefore have a lower centre of mass and increased stability.
  • the cleaning unit has a front end having a fluid inlet downstream from the dirty fluid inlet and the front end of the cleaning unit is positioned at a front end of the wheeled base.
  • the cleaning unit is lockably receivable on the wheeled base.
  • the wheeled base has at least one front wheel having a diameter of 1 to 3 inches and at least two rear wheels having a diameter of 1 to 3 inches.
  • the cleaning unit has a carry handle and/or a shoulder strap.
  • the wheeled base has at least one front wheel and at least two rear wheels, and the cleaning unit is receivable on an open platform.
  • the wheeled base has an absence of operating components.
  • a surface cleaning apparatus comprising a member having a dirty fluid inlet.
  • a fluid flow path extends from the dirty fluid inlet to a clean air outlet of the surface cleaning apparatus.
  • a cleaning unit positioned in the fluid flow path and comprises at least one cyclonic separation stage and a suction motor.
  • a wheeled base is mounted to the portable cleaning unit.
  • the wheeled base comprises at least one front wheel and at least two rear wheels. The rear wheels are positioned outwardly of an area occupied by the cleaning unit when the wheeled base is mounted to the cleaning unit.
  • the rear wheels have a larger diameter than the at least one front wheel.
  • the rear wheels have a smaller diameter than the at least one front wheel.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a surface cleaning apparatus of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a front view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 is a side view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 4 is a top view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 , showing a cleaning unit removed from a wheeled base;
  • FIG. 6 is a side view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 , showing a cleaning unit removed from a wheeled base;
  • FIGS. 7-9 are cross-sections taken along line 7 - 7 in FIG. 1 , showing alternate configurations of a cleaning unit.
  • FIG. 10 is a perspective illustration of an alternate embodiment of a surface cleaning apparatus of the present invention, showing a lid in an open position.
  • Surface cleaning apparatus 10 may be a canister type vacuum cleaner, a shop-vac type vacuum cleaner, or another type of vacuum cleaner that may be mounted to a wheeled base.
  • Surface cleaning apparatus 10 comprises a dirty fluid inlet 12 , a clean air outlet 14 , and a fluid flow path extending therebetween.
  • a portable cleaning unit 16 is provided in the fluid flow path.
  • Cleaning unit 16 comprises at least one cyclonic separation stage 18 for removing dirt from air, or for removing liquid from air or to pick up liquid.
  • Cleaning unit 16 further comprises a suction motor 20 for drawing fluid from the dirty fluid inlet 12 to the clean air outlet 14 .
  • Dirty fluid inlet 12 is provided in a member 34 .
  • member 34 is a hose.
  • member 34 is a nozzle.
  • member 34 may be, for example, a surface cleaning head. It will be appreciated that a flexible hose, a rigid wand or other attachment may be affixed or removably affixed to portable cleaning unit 16 .
  • Cleaning unit 16 may be of a variety of configurations.
  • cleaning unit 16 comprises a single cyclonic cleaning stage 18 preferably comprising a single cyclone housed in a first housing 44 , and a filter assembly 38 and motor 20 housed in a second housing 46 adjacent the first housing.
  • the suction motor 20 is positioned laterally adjacent and laterally spaced from the cyclonic cleaning stage 18 .
  • FIG. 7 In the embodiment of FIG. 7 and 8 , cleaning unit 16 comprises a single cyclonic cleaning stage 18 preferably comprising a single cyclone housed in a first housing 44 , and a filter assembly 38 and motor 20 housed in a second housing 46 adjacent the first housing. Accordingly, in this embodiment, the suction motor 20 is positioned laterally adjacent and laterally spaced from the cyclonic cleaning stage 18 .
  • cleaning unit 16 comprises first 18 and second 48 cleaning stages housed in first housing 44 , and filter assembly 38 and motor 20 housed in second housing 46 laterally adjacent the first housing.
  • motor 20 is positioned laterally spaced from and laterally adjacent both of first 18 and second 48 cleaning stages.
  • portable cleaning unit may utilize one or more cyclonic cleaning stages, each of which may comprise a single cyclone or a plurality of cyclones in parallel.
  • one or more additional cleaning stages may be used such as one or more filters.
  • cyclonic cleaning stage 18 includes a single cyclone chamber 22 .
  • Cyclone chamber 22 comprises a dirty air inlet 24 , a separated or dirty material outlet 26 , and a clean air outlet 28 .
  • a dirty or separated material collection chamber 30 is mounted below dirty material outlet 26 , for collecting material removed from the air in cyclone chamber 22 .
  • a divider plate 32 is associated with dirty material outlet 26 .
  • Divider plate 32 is positioned below the dirty material outlet 26 , within the material collection chamber 30 . It will be appreciated that a divider plate may be used any one or more of the cyclones and it may be of any configuration and located at any position known in the art. Alternately, a divider plate may not be used.
  • Material collection chamber 30 may be of any configuration and may be emptied by a user in any manner known in the art.
  • material collection chamber 30 has a bottom 31 that is openable by pivoting about a pivot pin 33 .
  • material collection chamber further comprises a latch 35 , for locking bottom 31 in place, and a button 37 for releasing the latch.
  • material collection chamber 30 may be emptied in another manner.
  • material collection chamber 30 may be movable or removable from surface cleaning apparatus 10 , such that it may be emptied, or may have another portion that opens. It may be removable from portable cleaning unit with the associated cyclone or cyclones as a sealed unit.
  • a filter or a screen may be associated with clean air outlet 28 .
  • a cylindrical housing 53 may be mounted on clean air outlet 28 and may have a plurality of openings 55 which are provided with a screen (e.g. a wire mesh). Any such screen or filter known in the art may be used.
  • air is directed from cyclone chamber 22 out of clean air outlet 28 , and into an airflow passage 36 , which extends between first housing 44 and second housing 46 .
  • air is directed through a filter assembly 38 , which, in the embodiments exemplified, comprises a foam filter 40 , and a screen filter 42 .
  • filter assembly 38 air is drawn past motor 20 , and out of clean air outlet 14 .
  • Second cyclonic cleaning stage 48 comprises a plurality of second stage cyclones 50 in parallel. Each second stage cyclone comprises an inlet (not shown) in fluid communication with clean air outlet 28 , and an outlet 52 in fluid communication with airflow passage 36 . Each second stage cyclone comprises a cyclonic cleaning region 54 , and a dirt collection region 56 . From outlets 28 , air is directed into airflow passage 36 , and into filter assembly 38 . From filter assembly 38 , air is drawn past motor 20 , and out of clean air outlet 14 .
  • cleaning unit 16 may be otherwise configured.
  • cleaning unit 16 may not comprise a filter assembly, or may comprise a plurality of filter assemblies.
  • cleaning unit 16 may comprise additional cleaning stages, which may be positioned laterally adjacent each other or above each other.
  • first 44 and second 46 housing are integrally molded. In other embodiments, the first 44 and second 46 housings may be separately manufactured and then secured together, such as by a common base or by gluing, welding or mechanically securing the two housings together.
  • first 44 and/or second 46 housing may be provided with an openable lid 45 , a shown in FIG. 10 .
  • lid 45 may be provided with a plurality of flanges 47 , which are mounted on flanges 49 provided on housings 44 and/or 46 . Flanges 47 are pivotally connected together by pivot pins 51 . Accordingly, lid 45 may be pivoted from the closed position, as shown in FIGS. 1-9 , to the opened position, as shown in FIG. 10 .
  • cleaning unit 16 is mounted to a wheeled base 58 .
  • Wheeled base 58 comprises a plurality of wheels 60 , and a cradle 62 , which receives cleaning unit 16 .
  • cleaning unit 16 may be permanently mounted to wheeled base 58 , for example via one or more bolts. In other embodiments, cleaning unit 16 may be removably mounted to wheeled base 58 . For example, a user may remove cleaning unit 16 from wheeled base in order to maneuver cleaning unit 16 , or to empty material collection chamber 30 . In such embodiments, cleaning unit 16 is portable. For example, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 , cleaning unit 16 may be removed from wheeled base 58 by lifting cleaning unit 16 off of wheeled base 58 .
  • surface cleaning apparatus 10 may comprise a handle 64 , and/or a shoulder strap 65 (shown in FIG. 8 ) for maneuvering cleaning unit 16 when it is removed from wheeled base 58 .
  • handle 64 may be integrally formed with one or both of first 44 and second 46 housings.
  • Surface cleaning apparatus 10 may further comprise a locking member (not shown), such that cleaning unit 16 may be lockably received on wheeled base 58 .
  • the locking member may comprise any suitable locking member known in the art, such as, for example, a quick release latch, a friction or snap fit, a set screw, a tie down strap (e.g., a strap which may be wrapped around cleaning unit 16 ) or the like.
  • wheeled base 58 may have side wall extending up around cradle 62 within which portable cleaning unit 16 is received.
  • cradle 64 may be any member on which portable cleaning unit 16 may be received or secured, such as a flat base with or without side walls.
  • wheeled base 58 comprises a front wheel 66 , and two rear wheels 68 a , 68 b .
  • cradle 62 is a platform that is generally polygonal and, preferably, generally triangular in configuration. This configuration may provide increased maneuverability to surface cleaning apparatus 10 .
  • wheeled base 58 may comprise another number of wheels.
  • wheeled base 58 may comprise two front wheels and two rear wheels.
  • housings 44 , 46 may be oriented on cradle 62 with the suction motor at the rearward end of portable cleaning unit 16 and the inlet to portable cleaning unit 16 at the forward end of the front housing. In alternate configurations, housings 44 , 46 may be positioned side by side. Further, if more than two housings 44 , 46 are provided, then the housings may be arranged linearly, in a triangular configuration or any other desired configuration.
  • front wheel 66 is rotatably mounted about a vertical axis to cradle 62 (e.g., is a caster wheel), and rear wheels are non-rotatably mounted about a vertical axis. Accordingly, front wheel 66 may be steerable. In other embodiments, all of front wheel 66 and rear wheels 68 may be caster wheels, or may be non-rotatably mounted wheels.
  • wheeled base 58 has a length greater than its width. That is, the distance L between front wheel 66 and axis 67 extending between rear wheels 68 a , 68 b , is greater than the distance W between rear wheels 68 a , 68 b , along axis 67 . In other embodiments, wheeled base 58 may have a width W greater than its length L, or may have width W equal to its length L.
  • front wheel 66 is of a smaller diameter than rear wheels 68 a , 68 b .
  • rear wheels 68 a , 68 b may be smaller then front wheel 66 .
  • both the front and rear wheels are each relatively large.
  • front wheel(s) may have a diameter of between about 0.5-4 inches, preferably 1-3 inches and more preferably 1.5-2.5 inches.
  • rear wheels may have a diameter of between about 0.5-4 inches, preferably 1-3 inches and more preferably 1.5-2.5 inches.
  • both front wheel(s) 66 and rear wheels 68 a , 68 b have a diameter in the same range. Such embodiments may be advantageous to provide surface cleaning apparatus 10 with increased maneuverability and with increased stability.
  • wheeled base 58 is configured such that, when cleaning unit 16 is mounted on cradle 62 , rear wheels 58 are positioned outwardly of cleaning unit 16 . That is, rear wheels 58 are separated by a distance W that is greater than the width W′ of cleaning unit 16 .
  • Such embodiments may provide surface cleaning apparatus 10 with a wider stance, and accordingly with increased stability.
  • rear wheels 68 are positioned outwardly of cleaning unit 16 , rear wheels 68 may be provided with an increased diameter, as previously mentioned, without increasing the distance between cleaning unit 16 and a surface such as a floor. Accordingly, the centre of mass of cleaning unit 16 may remain low, which further increases the stability of surface cleaning apparatus 10 .
  • wheeled base 58 may comprise operating components of surface cleaning apparatus 10 .
  • wheeled base may comprise a portion that is provided in the fluid flow path, and includes a filter assembly (not shown).
  • wheeled base 58 may not comprise any operating components (i.e. wheeled base has an absence of operating components).
  • cleaning unit 16 is oriented such that dirty fluid inlet 12 is provided at a front end 70 of surface cleaning apparatus 10 , adjacent front wheel 66 , and suction motor 20 is provided at a rear end 72 of surface cleaning apparatus 10 , adjacent rear wheels 68 .
  • cleaning unit 16 may be otherwise oriented.
  • suction motor 20 may be provided at front end 70
  • dirty fluid inlet 12 may be provided at rear end 72 .
  • cleaning unit 16 may be oriented such that suction motor 20 and dirty fluid inlet 12 are equally spaced from front wheel 66 and rear wheels 68 . That is, cleaning unit 16 may be positioned substantially sideways in wheeled base 58 .
  • wheeled base 62 may comprise a floor cleaning mount 82 coupled to cradle 62 .
  • a first end 84 of mount 82 is configured for receiving member 34 , which, in the embodiments exemplified in FIGS. 1-6 , is a hose.
  • a second end 86 of mount 82 is configured for receiving another member, for example a surface cleaning head that is preferably at the distal end of a wand and a flexible hose extends between the wand and mount 82 (not shown).
  • portable cleaning unit 16 may be designed such that the inlet of the portable cleaning unit automatically is connected in flow communication with mount 82 when portable cleaning unit 16 is positioned on wheeled base 58 , such as by use of an inlet port aligned with first end 84 or a rigid pipe that is fittable thereon.
  • a flexible hose 34 that is manually insertable may be used.
  • An advantage of this design is that the attachment member for a wand or the like is provided on the platform and not the portable cleaning unit. Therefore, the wand may be used to pull wheeled base 58 without risk of pulling portable cleaning unit 16 off of wheeled base 58 .
  • the attachment point is close to the floor, preferably at the level of cradle 62 , thereby lowering the point at which wheeled base 58 may be pulled and increasing the stability of wheeled base 58 when it is being pulled.
  • a wand or flexible hose and wand, or other member known in the art may be attached to hose 34 or hose 34 may be removed and the wand or flexible hose and wand, or other member known in the art may be attached directly to the inlet to housing 44 .
  • one or more accessories such as cleaning brush 74 and wand extension 76 may be secured to the upper surface of lid 45 , such as by means of mounts 78 .
  • extension 76 may be configured to function as a handle (e.g. central section 76 may be arcuate in shape or be spaced from lid 45 ), to define an opening 80 between the upper surface of lid 34 such that extension 76 of brush 74 may be a carry handle 64 for the vacuum cleaner.
  • extension 76 may be configured to seat on handle 64 and permit handle 64 to be used when brush 74 is mounted on portable cleaning unit 16 .

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